Having Jesse home again is the only reason Gideon Keel needs to celebrate.  But their private party at Sangre screeches to a premature halt when their home is raided, Dominique is taken by Children's Services, and Jesse's counterpart is arrested.  Meanwhile, Emma's case has been reopened, but that is only the beginning of the fallout.<br><br>Jesse and Gideon must draw new boundaries for their relationship, deal with new rules and expectations in their lives, and stay one step ahead of Foster, the immortal who will stop at nothing to destroy Jesse before he can take his place as a proper Guardian.

The Age of Retribution

“She was undoubtedly brilliant. What she did…it was a mistake. Nothing more.”


“She told me,” Michelle said simply.


The fire began in a ring around her, moving quickly up the hay and dry kindling until it licked at her feet.


“I can’t watch this,” Jesse said. “I can’t.”


A small form joined Marguerite’s body at the center of the fire. It popped into existence without warning. Almost as soon as it wrapped itself around Marguerite, it vanished again.


“I didn’t have a choice,” Michelle said. “But Foster never forgave me for doing what he couldn’t. Neither did the Guardian who trained him.”


Everybody began shouting and screaming, fear rising above them like a vapor. Foster didn’t move. He didn’t make a sound. He remained impassive as the fire continued unchecked, consuming the stake where his beloved, and his victim, once stood.11


Chapter 41